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Economy
Newsmax Finance - Economy - Monday, March 16, 2026 12:53:41 PM
When the Trump Administration and Senator Elizabeth Warren agree, a skeptical eye is warranted - consider their opposition in 2024 to Nippon's acquisition of US Steel......[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Economy - Monday, March 16, 2026 12:18:59 PM
U.S. factory production increased marginally in February as manufacturing remained constrained by tariffs on imports, and the conflict in the Middle East could raise.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Economy - Monday, March 16, 2026 12:16:39 PM
Gas prices are climbing again, with the national average now sitting at $3.72 a gallon, according to AAA, a sharp jump from the sub-$3 levels drivers were seeing just.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Economy - Monday, March 16, 2026 12:00:17 PM
As we leap into the era of artificial intelligence (AI), we feel both excitement and trepidation. The advent of AI technologies promises innovation, unprecedented.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Economy - Monday, March 16, 2026 06:57:49 AM
Fears of a global energy crisis rose Monday as the war in the Middle East raged on, with more U.S.-Israeli strikes on the Iranian capital and Israel's bombardment of.....[Full Story]
Analysis + Money
Newsmax Finance - Investing and Analysis - Monday, March 16, 2026 10:21:30 AM
Dawn Fitzpatrick, CEO of Soros Fund Management, says overallocated LPs, frozen distributions, and mounting margin-call risk are converging into a sector-wide shakeout...[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Investing and Analysis - Friday, March 13, 2026 08:50:37 PM
Meta is planning sweeping layoffs that could affect 20% or more of the company, three sources familiar with the matter said, as Meta seeks to offset costly artificial.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Investing and Analysis - Friday, March 13, 2026 11:01:23 AM
When stock markets are as manic as they've been recently, it's natural to want to do something to protect your retirement savings. Historically, though, staying calm has.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Investing and Analysis - Thursday, March 12, 2026 08:51:47 AM
US natural gas is likely to be a major winner as the Iran war fallout intensifies, and savvy investors will be eyeing the inevitable opportunities...[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Investing and Analysis - Wednesday, March 11, 2026 02:15:51 PM
Bill Ackman is pitching investors on a sweeping plan to take Pershing Square public alongside a new closed-end fund in a deal that could raise as much as $10 billion and.....[Full Story]
Opinion
Frank Gaffney - Thursday, May 09, 2024 04:23:50 PM
The Biden administration is stealthily preparing to surrender our sovereign, constitutional republic and the freedoms it guarantees to the World Health Organization's.....[Full Story]
Frank Gaffney - Friday, April 09, 2021 02:44:12 PM
"Managed decline" is a euphemism for the proposition that the United States is a terminally waning power and must accommodate itself to the inevitable rise of Communist.....[Full Story]
Frank Gaffney - Tuesday, April 06, 2021 04:13:28 PM
What the Fight Over Georgia’s Election Law is Really About..[Full Story]
Frank Gaffney - Wednesday, March 03, 2021 10:08:37 AM
Especially alarming is the relentless inflaming of racial tensions with the reinstitution of virulent "critical race theory" curricula, systematic vilification of white.....[Full Story]
Frank Gaffney - Tuesday, March 02, 2021 10:01:56 AM
The former President laid out his vision for restoring an America in which elections are once again free and fair, our borders secure, our economy vibrant, our enemies.....[Full Story]
Global Talk
Newsmax World - Global Talk - Monday, March 16, 2026 06:00:19 PM
More than three decades after Lindsey Graham first arrived in Washington, he has everything he could ever want. The senator has President Donald Trump 's ear, a war in.....[Full Story]
Newsmax World - Global Talk - Monday, March 16, 2026 05:58:35 PM
President Donald Trump vowed Monday to "take" Cuba as the communist island plunged into darkness under a total power blackout linked to a crippling oil embargo imposed.....[Full Story]
Newsmax World - Global Talk - Monday, March 16, 2026 05:35:40 PM
President Donald Trump on Monday dismissed a call from adviser David Sacks for the United States to seek an "off-ramp" in its conflict with Iran...[Full Story]
Newsmax World - Global Talk - Monday, March 16, 2026 05:28:49 PM
The Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear a major immigration case concerning whether President Donald Trump's administration can end temporary protected status for.....[Full Story]
Newsmax World - Global Talk - Monday, March 16, 2026 05:25:49 PM
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Monday he has had no recent communication with U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff and labeled claims that the two sides exchanged.....[Full Story]
In-Briefs
Newsmax Finance - In-Briefs - Monday, March 16, 2026 10:21:30 AM
Dawn Fitzpatrick, CEO of Soros Fund Management, says overallocated LPs, frozen distributions, and mounting margin-call risk are converging into a sector-wide shakeout...[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - In-Briefs - Thursday, March 12, 2026 01:38:39 PM
For years, Washington sold Americans a fantasy wrapped in a window sticker. We all saw huge MPGe numbers on window stickers, but they just seemed unreal. Because they.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - In-Briefs - Wednesday, March 11, 2026 11:45:26 AM
The promise of an AI-driven work utopia — where technology frees employees from routine tasks and gives them more time for creative thinking — isn't materializing......[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - In-Briefs - Wednesday, March 11, 2026 08:01:58 AM
The U.S. car business is grappling with a stubborn affordability problem, one that threatens to relegate more Americans to the used-car lot and leave automakers.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - In-Briefs - Tuesday, March 10, 2026 05:13:31 PM
Artificial intelligence has officially arrived on Capitol Hill. Senate aides have now been cleared to use ChatGPT and other A.I. chatbots for official work, according to.....[Full Story]
Street Talk
Newsmax Finance - Street Talk - Monday, March 16, 2026 05:58:35 PM
President Donald Trump vowed Monday to "take" Cuba as the communist island plunged into darkness under a total power blackout linked to a crippling oil embargo imposed.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Street Talk - Monday, March 16, 2026 04:39:53 PM
President Donald Trump on Monday criticized the United Kingdom for what he described as reluctance to deploy warships to help the U.S. secure the Strait of Hormuz,.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Street Talk - Monday, March 16, 2026 04:01:51 PM
Wall Street ended sharply higher Monday, fueled by gains in AI-related stocks, with Meta Platforms climbing after a report that it is preparing for sweeping layoffs,.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Street Talk - Monday, March 16, 2026 01:05:04 PM
Daily oil exports from the Middle Eastern Gulf, home to top exporter Saudi Arabia and other major producers, have dropped by at least 60% last week compared with.....[Full Story]
Newsmax Finance - Street Talk - Monday, March 16, 2026 01:02:03 PM
China warned Monday that President Donald Trump's latest tariff moves could harm the countries' trade relationship, at the end of high-level talks in Paris. Li.....[Full Story]
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